Instructor: Renee Combs Community: Ages/Grades?, Setting? Plan Creation Date: January 14, 2014 Yoga Calm Principle/Lesson Goal: Grounding Goal: Examine what grounding looks like and feels like. The intention, or goal, of this lesson is to learn grounding techniques and when and why we would use this. Lesson Plan: Calm Volcano Breath Cat/Cow Opening Remarks –…
Instructor: Kelly O’Berry Community: Grade 4, Special Education Class, Alternative Setting, 30 minutes Plan Creation Date: January 14, 2014 Yoga Calm Principle/Lesson Goal: Grounding Props/Music/Resources Required: Music & CD or IPod player Lesson Plan: Calm Belly Breathing – Seated (chair) belly breathing with Hoberman sphere 5 breaths. Breathing through your nose with your hands on…
Instructor: Kelly O’Berry Community: High School Ages, Gym Setting, 30 minutes Plan Creation Date: January 14, 2014 Yoga Calm Principle/Lesson Goal: Listening Props/Music/Resources Required: Music & CD or IPod player, chime Lesson Plan: Calm Opening Chime – thumbs up when you can no longer hear the chime, wait quietly until everyone is ready to begin.…
Instructor: Kelly O’Berry Community: Grade 4, Special Education Class, Alternative Setting, 30 minutes Plan Creation Date: January 14, 2014 Yoga Calm Principle/Lesson Goal: Strength Props/Music/Resources Required: Music & CD or IPod player Lesson Plan: Calm Belly Breathing – Seated (chair) belly breathing with Hoberman sphere student lead Pulse Count – find your pulse by placing…
Instructor: Kelly O’Berry Community: All Grades, Classroom Setting?, 30 minutes Plan Creation Date: January 14, 2014 Yoga Calm Principle/Lesson Goal: Stillness Props/Music/Resources Required: Music & CD or IPod player, Chime Lesson Plan: Calm Opening Chime – seated quietly on the mat, give thumbs up when you can no longer hear the chime Belly Breathing –…
Instructor: Kelly O’Berry Community: Grade 4, Special Education Class, Alternative Setting, 30 minutes Plan Creation Date: January 14, 2014 Yoga Calm Principle/Lesson Goal: Community Props/Music/Resources Required: Music & CD or IPod player Lesson Plan: Calm Belly Breathing – Seated (chair) belly breathing with Hoberman sphere student lead Pulse Count – find your pulse by placing…
Instructor: Heidi Valdez Community: Grades 6-8, Middle School Structured Learning Classroom, 45-60 minutes Plan Creation Date: March 12, 2013 Yoga Calm Principle/Lesson Goal: Stillness Academic/Therapeutic/Other goals: Stillness and deep breaths create space between action and reaction – help kids to relate this to when they are frustrated/angry and need to cope to make better choices…
Instructor: Alyson Johnson Community: Ages/Grades?, Sanctuary Setting, 1 hour Plan Creation Date: December 20, 2013 Yoga Calm Principle/Lesson Goal: Stillness Academic Goal: Find calm before the holiday break/ Gravity for astronomy Props: 3 fake tea lights surrounding a vase of agates in water. Music: Deuter Reiki CD, play out of laptop with speakers. Lesson Plan:…
Instructor: Heidi Valdez Community: Elementary Ages, Self-contained behavior Classroom, 45-60 minutes Plan Creation Date: March 28, 2013 Yoga Calm Principle/Lesson Goal: Listening Academic/Therapeutic/Other goals: Developing self-awareness and self-regulation as well as focusing attention Props/Music/Resources Required: Anjali Cd, Cd player, breathing buddies, Chime, mindful moment card on listening Lesson Plan: Calm Chime – to signal start…
Instructor: Heidi Valdez Community: Grades 4-5, Classroom Setting, 45-60 minutes Plan Creation Date: March 8, 2013 Yoga Calm Principle/Lesson Goal: Strength Academic/Therapeutic/Other goals: Preparing for Iowa Assessments to promote calming before and during stressful academic testing. Props/Music/Resources Required: Music, Cd player, Anjali CD, Hoberman sphere, chime, Brain poster showing the upstairs/downstairs brain, Ready Set Relax…